Ecuador vs Lebanon: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Ecuador
3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
105th
Lebanon rank
103rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Ecuador
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 105th and Lebanon ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Lebanon in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.3062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.2766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1900s | 0.2966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.5659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 0.7266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Ecuador or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Lebanon rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Ecuador ranks 105th and Lebanon ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.